Is chemo required for my mother after colorectal surgery?

Question

Hello doctor,

My mother underwent laparoscopic surgery for her colorectal cancer 45 days ago. And now she is advised to undergo chemotherapy. Please suggest a good treatment for my mother based on the reports attached.

Thanks.

Answer 1

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She has carcinoma of the sigmoid colon, and the stage of cancer is III. For this, she will need at least six chemotherapy cycles, which are given every three weeks. Folfox or Capox chemotherapy will be done depending on the patient's fitness. As this is a curative disease, chemotherapy helps to prevent the recurrence of the disease.

I hope this helps.

Thank you.

Answer 2

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As the surgery has already been done, there is no cancer in her body right now. Chemotherapy is given to cut out the microscopic cancer cells in the blood that are not visible on any scans and not removed during surgery, as they are too small to be removed.

Scientific data have proven that chemotherapy after surgery helps in preventing the disease from coming back.

I hope this helps.

Thank you.